Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27

| broider: A scarf particularly admired is
! of olive felt. Six inches above the end a
! three inch strip OF pale blue satin was
| appliGued in irregular button-holed
| stitches, single needleful of floss in
| green, gold and scarlet purple and pink
| being used. Above this We're fans, made
of blue zephyr (the double) and between
! the sticks of the fan, represented by the
/ zephyr, there were double clearinghouse
vines in all the colors of the rainbow {;
/ each vine was finished with 9 little ar.
/ The pattern Of the fan was first cut in
! stiff paper and laid upon the felt and
marked around with t,ilor chalk. Ther
were three inches deep and measured
/ four inches across in the widest place,
/ \ very small brass curtain ring appeared
to hold the sticks together, and the bright
metal was very effective against the olive
ground. There was row of fans on
each side OF the satin. The cost of toe
whole scarf, except the pendants, is only
about 81, and the decoration is very
effective.
a trifine novelty, that will probably be
fsvorite on account of its oddly, is the
little fOlding-Chair wOrkbag. A dimiru-
! tive chair of ebonized wood is furnished
with bag, draWn up with elastic and
| headed with frill in lieu Of the ordinary
seat. The back has also q fist bag faS-
tened to it like those fitted inside some
portmanteaus. They are made in Gre
tonne, but would be much more elegant
| in plush, velvet or brocade. 1t has been
proposed to ornament the upper bag, if
of plush, with a monogram, and cords
might well replace the elastic; the chair,
l, ,,x,t y, Il ii
Satin sheeting, serge or oatmeal C 9th,
could be embroidered and large ribbon
bows added; indeed, the vari-
Gus modes Of Identifying them
are almost endless. Eastern embroidery
is work in which all such sorts OF scraps
can be used up. It'll regular potpOurIi
of fabriCS-s melaDge of ti2ures. The
more variety the better. The material on
which this quaint ornamentatiOn is laid is
red Turkey cambria. Japanese fsure'
are cut out OF plush, velvet, satin, silk,
aud cotton, aud arranged in some kind
of design, Characteristic Of eastern wo k
The more prominent figures are highly
raised from the ground, the edges are
buttonholed over, or herring boned, and
feather stitch is introduced wherever
there is an uncovered space. Spangles
auu lIHse!s pay ueC4ueu paIt III IAlS
manufacturing.
Towel shams are now considered nee
essary in well appointed bedrooms, for
conceallng the towels during the day
time They are sometimes profusely
Ornameuted. For instance, one will have
foliage design outlined upon it with in
grain cotton, the flowers being padded
and worked over with rabbit wool
Across this design an o0long piece, in
imitation of a sheet OF paper, is laid,
having on 1t head sketched out in black
silk outlines, and. to give the neediul
white tint of the psper, the material is
darned with Furnishing thread.
Here are two designs in lamp shades
which recommend themselves by their
simplicity and beauty:
One OF the prettiest is made of alternate
perpendicular stripes of white lace H.
sorting and colored satin ribbon. This
shade is gathered on gu elastic at the top
to lit the small part of the glass globe or
shade, and frill of lace is set upon the
lower edge. Over this frill falls the rib
bon stripes, each one terminating in 4
sharp point, upon which is sewed q drop
button or tiny gilt ornament, the like of
which can be bought by the dozen ct any
fancy store.
The simplest are made of muslin laid
over bright shade of ssteen and edged
with lace. Much prettier covers are
made of linen with threads drawn out
across and lengthwise, leaving solid